THOMAS DRAUDT Work History

2016 to present Owner, ACTUAL SIZE PRODUCTIONS, a full-service video production company based in Watertown, MA

2020-present Creative Director, SBI Rhode Island. Creator of SAWDUST, a 10-part weekly YouTube video series featuring Sweenor Builders. Producer, director, camera, location sound, media management, editing, & marketing.

January 2020 World debut of THE HUSTLE IS REAL,  a short documentary featuring DJ Prestige written, produced, directed, and lensed by Thomas Draudt. (see awards page)

2009- 2020 Director THIS OLD HOUSE and ASK This Old House. Producer/Director of digital video, documentaries, and commercial production at TOH. 

2019 SECOND WIND, The Tale Of A Sailor, featuring Onne van der Wal. One-hour special documentary on national PBS via American Public Television. Writer, producer, director, camera. Produced with RI PBS.

2017 World debut of THE TYPEWRITER REPAIRMAN, a short documentary by Thomas Draudt. (see awards page)

2015 HIDDEN HISTORY IN THE HOUSE, History Channel. Executive Producer & director of 2-hour Special featuring Host Kevin O’Connor

2007-2009 THIS NEW HOUSE, DiY Network. Executive Producer & Director, produced at This Old House, Concord, MA.

2005-2007 Freelance Producer/Director at Powderhouse Productions, Somerville, MA 

  • The WORKS, History Channel
  • DOGS 101, Animal Planet
  • SUPERFETCH, Animal Planet

1990-2004 Freelance director for San Francisco, CA area agencies and production companies. Clients include The GAP, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer, Levi’s, Banana Republic, Oracle, IBM, Electronic Arts, SONY, KQED, Whittle Communications, Guthy-Renker.